AP Biology 2014 Summer Assignment

AP Biology is an exciting, challenging, and rigorous course, with a great deal of independent work. The majority of outside work involves reading, note taking and studying. There will be essay writing along with lab work assignments. Be prepared to work hard, but most importantly to learn Biology in much greater detail than in your first Biology course. The most important qualities you must possess and utilize to be successful are diligence and organization of your time. You will be prepared for the AP Biology Exam in May 2015 if you thoroughly do the work as requested. Enjoy your summer, and good luck with your assignment. Do not wait until the week before school begins to start your summer work. I will check my email periodically throughout the summer. If you have questions, I can be reached at:

Summer Assignment Purpose:

The summer assignmentis given to keep your brain sharp and active during the summer months. You will be expected to complete the entire assignment and turn in on the first full week of school in August. The entire assignment is worth 225 points. I have included due dates to assess progress of your summer assignment.

Resources:

Internet sources-

School year-Biology,7th Edition (AP Edition), Campbell and Reece, Pearson Education, 2005.

ISBN#: 0-8053-6777-2

Enrichment Opportunities:

Students are encouraged to participate if time permits. These are opportunities that can help further develop and apply skills you will need to succeed in AP courses and College. (see attached flyers)

CollegeFirst-register online at

ACT Online Prep-log on

Due Dates:

May 21-23,2014 Wednesday-Friday /
  • Provide Mrs. Priget your email address and pick up summer packet

Sunday, June 8,2014 /
  • Send introduction to email –

Sunday, June 22,2014 /
  • Mobile construction of Cell City due to email
  • Scan mobile construction upon completion and submit via email as a word document or PDF
  • See rubric guidelines

Sunday, June 29,2014 /
  • List of the cell parts being used in cell city model; description of functions of the parts; description of city/town analogy to cell part

Sunday, July 13,2014 /
  • Draft of Cell City Model as a visual image(picture or Video sent to

Sunday, July 20,2014 /
  • Draft of Cell City Model as a visual image(picture or Video sent to

Sunday, August 3,2014 /
  • Draft of Cell City Model as a visual image(picture or Video sent to

Sunday, August 10,2014 /
  • Draft of Oral Presentation sent to

First Day of Class /
  • August 14th-Introductions to Course

Third Day of Class /
  • August 18th Cell City Projects due; Cell City Presentations

Letter of Introduction (10points)

Welcome AP Biology!

We are going to spend a lot of time together next year, so it’s best if we get a head start on learning a bit about you. Also we will use the internet and the Web a lot next year for this course, so let’s get you use to communicating with us via email.

Your first digital assignment is to successfully send an email to your AP Biology teacher.

Due date: Sunday, July 8, 2014

Email address:

  1. Use clearly written, full sentences. No abbreviations
  2. Make the subject : AP Biology: Introduction toInsert Your Name Here>
  3. Begin the email with a Formal salutation, like “Mrs. Priget”
  4. Introduce yourself (your name) and tell me a little bit about yourself, like:
  5. What do you like to do (hobbies, sports, music, interests, etc)?
  6. Do you have a job?
  7. What are your extracurricular activities?
  8. Why did you choose to take AP Biology?
  9. What are your future career plans?
  10. How do you study and prepare for test?
  11. How do you best learn information?
  12. What was the last book you read for fun?

Summer 2014 AP Biology Assignment